Hunger gnaws at N. Korea’s facade
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November 2, 2008
Along the sides of the road, people comb through the grass looking for edible weeds. Read more
Articles by Barbara Demick
450 articles since 2001
Important N. Korea news is expected
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October 19, 2008
North Korean dip- lomats abroad have been told to refrain from traveling and prepare for an “important announcement,” Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper reported Saturday. Read more
N. Korea to resume dismantling
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October 13, 2008
North Korea said Sunday that it was resuming the dismantlement of its nuclear program in response to President Bush’s decision to remove it from a list of nations that sponsor terrorism. Read more
No stars, no swag, but what a crowd!
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October 11, 2008
You know you’re not in Cannes when the all-female marching band, wearing white go-go boots, belts out communist anthems at the opening ceremony. Read more
China performs its first spacewalk
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September 28, 2008
A Chinese taikonaut stepped outside the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft today and waved a small red Chinese flag at the millions of his countrymen watching on live television and cheering at their nation’s latest conquest. Read more
Hammering its way out of a time warp
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September 27, 2008
It has been so long since the sound has been heard in the North Korean capital that at first it seems an illusion, a buzzing in the ear perhaps. Read more
Scandal hits home for Chinese
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September 27, 2008
Even after regulators assured the public that all contaminated baby formula was off the shelves, B.X. Wei wasn’t going to feed his 2-month-old son anything that came out of a can. Read more
North Korea ousts UN nuclear inspectors
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September 25, 2008
VIENNA – North Korea kicked out UN weapons inspectors from a plant that previously produced weapons-grade plutonium and notified the nuclear watchdog that it will restart operations as early as next week, the International Atomic Energy Agency said today. Read more
Speak ill of their leader? Don’t you dare
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September 23, 2008
A simple question about Kim Jong Il’s health provokes a torrent of angry, broken English. Read more
North Korea’s Kim Jong Il may have had a stroke, U.S. intelligence official says
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September 10, 2008
U.S. intelligence officials said today that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il may have suffered a serious health setback, amid reports that the 66-year-old dictator had failed to appear at an important celebration of his country’s anniversary. Read more
